The Emergency and Disaster Management Resource Centre for Safer Lives & Resilient Communities at Kangra (EDMRC Kangra) has a core team of 18 professionals, programme specialists and assistants at the facility — supported by a network of 120+ subdivisional/block/cluster outreach coordinators, 10+ professional advisors and over 12,000 community volunteers across Kangra District.
Leadership
Harjeet Bhullar
Program Director, EduCARE India / EDMRC Kangra
Lead at EduCARE India, established in 1994–95, and the leading EDMRC Kangra’s institutional evolution with over a decade in military services and two decades of grassroots experience in sustainable development coupled with community-based disaster risk reduction, experiential education, and ecological restoration across various locations in India. He is developing and implementing the AapdaPAR community resilience framework, the AapdaVEER volunteer convergence model, and EduCARE’s integrated SHE (Safety, Health, Environment) approach to sustainable development in Kangra district and surrounding region.
EduCARE India · EDMRC Kangra · RISHEE · CIEEL
Dr Paul
Director, Medical Emergencies & Health Programmes
MS at Maple Leaf Hospital, leads EDMRC’s medical emergency response capability and oversees the integration of health within the disaster management framework. He provides clinical leadership for SEHAT SEVA’s community health and geriatric care programmes.
SEHAT SEVA · Medical Emergency Response
Programme & Team Leads
Narender Kumar
Program Lead, AapdaABHYAS & ERT — Mock Drills, Emergency Response & Volunteer Training
Leads volunteer training and emergency response training across EDMRC’s programme ecosystem. He manages the convergence of multiple volunteer streams under the AapdaVEER framework in AapdaABHYAS.
AapdaVEER · Emergency Response · AapdaABHYAS
Swaroop Chaudhary
Program Lead, FireWATCH — Fire Safety & Training
Leads EDMRC’s fire response programme, including fire station volunteer embedding, forest fire season deployment support, and community fire safety training.
FireWATCHer · Fire Safety
Abhishek Verma
Program Lead, TrekPASS — Trek Safety & Adventure Tourism
Manages trek-route safety operations, chokepoint volunteer deployments, and safety protocols linked to adventure tourism across Kangra’s trekking routes.
TrekPASSER · Adventure Safety · Tourism
Jishnu V
Program Lead, Geo-Com — Geospatial & Emergency Communications
Leads EDMRC’s geospatial mapping, GIS-based hazard assessment, drone operations, and emergency communication systems, including HAM radio networks.
Geo-Com · GIS · Drone Operations · HAM Radio
Pankaj
Program Lead, HimNIRMANAC — Safe & Resilient Construction
Leads construction safety assessment, post-disaster building inspection protocols, and community awareness for resilient construction practices in seismic and multi-hazard zones.
HimNIRMANAC · Construction Safety · Structural Assessment
Dr Jyoti
Program Lead, SEHAT SEVA — Healthcare, Food & Nutrition
Leads community health programming, geriatric care through SHG-linked systems, VNS-SSK elder-care nodes, and the integration of nutritional support within the wider disaster management framework.
SEHAT SEVA · VNS-SSK · Geriatric Care
Nitika
Program Lead, AapdaVEER — Volunteer Database & Training
Manages volunteer records, training schedules, certification tracking, volunteer deployment operations and mock-drill coordination across the AapdaVEER deployment network.
AapdaVEER – AapdaABHYAS · Training Coordination · Volunteer Database
Anita
Program Lead, Community Outreach — Fieldwork, Relief & Training
Coordinates field-level programme delivery, community engagement, relief support, and grassroots training across panchayats and partner locations.
AapdaPAR · Community Outreach · Field Operations
Operations & Institutional Support
Gulshan Manhas
Liaison, Outreach & Accounts
Adarshveer
Legal Services & Social Enterprise
KVS Bhullar
IT & Learning Management Systems
Kewal Singh
Transport & Logistics
Kumari Seema
Logistics Support Services
Satish Kumar
Infrastructure & Maintenance
Susil Singh
Kitchen & Provisions Management
Nand Ram
Sanitation & Waste Management
Lila Devi
Kitchen & Mess Operations
Our Extended Network
Block & Subdivisional Outreach Coordinators
A network of 120+ part-time field cluster coordinators work across Kangra and Hamirpur District’s subdivisions, blocks and clusters. These coordinators connect EDMRC’s institutional programmes with panchayat-level implementation by supporting community outreach, volunteer coordination, reporting, and programme monitoring in their respective areas.
Community Volunteer Network
EDMRC’s operational reach is built on a layered community volunteer network mobilised through AapdaVEER.
Level A — Community Leaders: Progressing in building 1,500+ SEHAT SEVA SHG Leads and VARISHTHA Mandal Leads serving as anchor volunteers in their communities. These are senior community-based leaders who bring local knowledge, social trust, and continuity to the volunteer network.
Level B & C — Trained Volunteers: 15,000+ community members who have received foundation-level training in disaster preparedness, first aid, and emergency response through EDMRC’s programmes since 2015. Active deployment is coordinated through AapdaVEER based on skill, location, and programme need.
Institutional Advisors
Prof. Anjan Kalia (Retd.)
Environment Conservation, Waste Management & Renewable Energy
Ms. Anuja Awasthi (Retd.)
Mountaineering, Outdoor Safety & Adventure Training
Formerly associated with Regional Mountaineering Centre, McLeodganj / ABVIMAS
Sh. Ajay Bains (Retd.)
Water Supply Systems, Public Infrastructure & Technical Advisory
Former Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Vibhag
Sh. Ojas Walia
First Aid, Relief Support, Training & Advisory
Commissioner, St. John Ambulance, Delhi
Sh. V. K. Arya (Retd.)
HAM Radio & Emergency Communications Advisory
Former Deputy Director General, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India
Additional advisors will be listed as formal associations are finalised.